Flight Simulation

The presentation will briefly describe the use of flight simulation by commercial airlines. It will introduce the main components of the simulator and identify key differences from military aircraft simulators.

The speaker will discuss the pros and cons of simulation versus simulation of cockpit avionics and give a brief history of technology progress in the simulation host computing engine. Jeremy intends to give an overview of the architecture of the Boeing 787 flight simulator and provide an overview of simulator use in pilot training.